Vestibule

Chicago police officers fired into the crowded entryway of a North Austin apartment building, wounding a man they had been chasing and one of seven young females who had taken refuge there, police said Monday. Police said that the man was armed and that witnesses said he had a gun, but an extensive search failed to produce the weapon. Several people caught in the vestibule of the building at 5331 W. Congress Pkwy. Sunday night said police were reckless. "We were up on the left side...

A 24-year-old Englewood woman has been charged with abandoning her 1-year-old daughter in a Gresham neighborhood apartment building vestibule. Johnetta Smith, of the 5800 block of South Wolcott Avenue, was ordered released on a personal recognizance bond and placed on electronic monitoring Wednesday, according to court records. She's charged with one felony count of child abandonment, according to police. The child was found over the weekend by two people who said a woman approached...

A reputed Chicago mob boss, believed by authorities to be at the center of a struggle for control of the Outfit's most lucrative turf, was gunned down Tuesday night in the vestibule of a west suburban chicken restaurant. The murder of Anthony Chiaramonti, 67, who climbed the mob's ranks as a violent street enforcer and debt collector, is the second in less than two years of a top figure in the Outfit's South Side rackets, authorities said. The killings follow what had been a long lull in the...

A woman was robbed at knifepoint of $500 after making a withdrawal from an ATM in the 0-100 block of Madison Street in Oak Park at 9:45 p.m. July 9. A man entered the ATM vestibule and stood behind the woman as she took her cash. When she turned around, the man grabbed her and pushed her against the machine. He then pressed a pocketknife to her throat and demanded money before taking money from her shirt. As the robber fled, he scuffled with a witness but was able to...

Hoping to clear up discrepancies about parking at the village's five commuter lots, the Village Board approved an ordinance Monday that amends parking regulations for the lots. The north and south permit commuter lots, and the north commuter daily fee lot are now free overnight parking lots, according to the ordinances. Parking is free at the lots from 4 p.m. to 5 a.m. For the Maple Avenue and American Legion lots, overnight parking is prohibited from 2 to 5 a.m., with free night...

Laura C. Dormain,nee DeRosa, age 81, died peacefully on Monday, Nov. 26, after a brief illness. She is survived by her sister Bianca "Bonnie" Velander and brother Victor DeRosa as well as her nieces and nephews, Jim Velander, Sue Gorney, Nancy Menapace, John DeRosa, Jim DeRosa and Laura DeRosa-Ize and their families. Laura was a quick wit, traveled extensively, loved vintage classic movies, was a trivia buff, loved creating cd music disks for everyone, and also enjoyed walking every...

There are many flaws in our 105-year-old home, but one thing those long-ago builders got right was the construction of a small vestibule as you enter the front door. Vestibule is a very grand term for something that's not much more than a tiled entryway that is three steps across once you come inside. So you might wonder how this tiny, windowless space could bring me such happiness. In a house with two kids and two big dogs that always have muddy feet, it's the fact that the...

Police plan to seek murder charges against three people who allegedly conspired to resolve a lovers` triangle and shot a woman in front of her husband and children. The woman died Monday after being in a coma for six days. Valerie McDonald, 37, was shot in the ear outside her apartment building at 6100 N. Winthrop Ave. Sgt. Edward Adorjan of the Belmont Area said. Less than 48 hours after McDonald was shot, police had charged Eddie Williams, 29, of 6047 S. Honore St.; Geraldine Smith,...

Dr. James M. Iacono, on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006 in San Ramon, CA, beloved father of Lynn (Jay) Rolfson, Michael (Tobi) Iacono, RoseMary (Tom) Compton Jr. and the late Joseph Iacono; dear brother of Lee (Joe) Viola and Genevieve Iacono. Also survived by nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Bellarmine Chapel at Xavier University, Monday, Dec. 18 at 1 p.m. Visitation in the vestibule from 12:30 p.m. until time of Mass. Memorials may be directed to the James...

A vessel holding wine for a religious communion service was stolen Sunday morning from St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 1125 Franklin St., police said. An official of the church said she placed the wine-filled cruet in a vestibule in the church at 9:15 a.m. It was discovered missing five minutes later. The cruet was valued at $200.

Hoping to clear up discrepancies about parking at the village's five commuter lots, the Village Board approved an ordinance Monday that amends parking regulations for the lots. The north and south permit commuter lots, and the north commuter daily fee lot are now free overnight parking lots, according to the ordinances. Parking is free at the lots from 4 p.m. to 5 a.m. For the Maple Avenue and American Legion lots, overnight parking is prohibited from 2 to 5 a.m., with free night...

A 24-year-old Englewood woman has been charged with abandoning her 1-year-old daughter in a Gresham neighborhood apartment building vestibule. Johnetta Smith, of the 5800 block of South Wolcott Avenue, was ordered released on a personal recognizance bond and placed on electronic monitoring Wednesday, according to court records. She's charged with one felony count of child abandonment, according to police. The child was found over the weekend by two people who said a woman approached...

Employees at North Austin Lutheran Church on the city's West Side found themselves celebrating a Christmas season birth besides Jesus' on Wednesday morning when a baby carrier containing twin newborns was discovered inside the church's vestibule. The healthy babies--a 6-pound, 6-ounce boy and a 5-pound girl who doctors say are no more than 2 days old--were still attached to their umbilical cords. The staff at Oak Park's West Suburban Medical Center, where the infants were taken,...

Hanover Park police investigators Thursday said they have been unable to identify the parents of an hours-old infant discovered earlier this week in the vestibule of an apartment complex. "We've pretty much exhausted what we can do without further information from the public," said Hanover Park police spokesman Kenneth Felbinger. "I can't believe that anyone isn't aware of what happened to this child. "People are just keeping stuff to themselves." Individuals with information on...

By From news services and Alexander Russo for RedEye | January 26, 2005

There are three guys each talking on cell phones in the oversized canvas-and-plastic shelter just outside the door of Wicker Park's trendy Italian restaurant, Settimana Cafe. But extra space for cell phone conversations is not what the shelters are all about. Formally called "vestibules," they are supposed to function as airlocks, keeping the cold air out and the warm air in, and keeping guests warm as they wait for their cars. And they're popping up all over the city. From fancy...

A Molotov cocktail was thrown into the vestibule of Holy Name Cathedral at a weekend church service, starting a small fire that was quickly extinguished, authorities said Sunday. The device, described as a plastic bottle containing a liquid believed to be gasoline, had a lighted rag stuffed into the neck, said Chicago Police Department spokesman Thomas Donegan. No witnesses saw who tossed the device into the church around 12:30 p.m. Saturday, authorities said. No one was injured.

Chicago police officers fired into the crowded entryway of a North Austin apartment building, wounding a man they had been chasing and one of seven young females who had taken refuge there, police said Monday. Police said that the man was armed and that witnesses said he had a gun, but an extensive search failed to produce the weapon. Several people caught in the vestibule of the building at 5331 W. Congress Pkwy. Sunday night said police were reckless. "We were up on the left side...

Police officer Daniel Marshall stood in the dim vestibule of the Country Glen apartments in Palatine Township, his gun in his holster, his partner standing a few feet behind him. The Cook County sheriff's deputy was investigating reports of a gang fight in the 2300 block of Nichols Road. In their sweep of the area, the officers confronted a bespectacled man. He said he was visiting his sister. The officers began asking some routine questions. Why are you here?...

A Molotov cocktail was thrown into the vestibule of Holy Name Cathedral at a weekend church service, starting a small fire that was quickly extinguished, authorities said Sunday. The device, described as a plastic bottle containing a liquid believed to be gasoline, had a lighted rag stuffed into the neck, said Chicago Police Department spokesman Thomas Donegan. No witnesses saw who tossed the device into the church around 12:30 p.m. Saturday, authorities said. No one was injured.